I've used the heck out of mine, even cut chicken wire with it without much noticeable damage. The scissors on these are TOUGH! And easier carried than my Evogrip Gardener from Vic/Wenger. Seriously, I like this tool better. More stuff on it, scissors that are easier deployed and stronger, and about a quarter of the price; and that was clearance priced. This is about $4 less than I paid for a new one, and that's less than I paid for my Fiskars Excalibur (same thing, basically). My grandmother loves having heavy duty, but compact shears (she recently stole my Kuhn Rikon scissors, but I don't mind--I mostly use X-Shears, Kai sewing scissors, or an ancient pair of Wiss). So, I bought another for her to use.
I will say this--the pliers aren't that good. I have Vic pliers in my parts box. Can I swap them?